Wuindows 10 malfunction

Hi Everyone, Suddenly my desktop will not let me print my keyboard ampersand ,It appears blocked. Why did this happen and how can I unblock it Thank You.

 

I notice you say print but do you mean type or actually print?

 

Sometimes just rebooting fixes it.
Clean the keyboard to make sure there is nothing preventing the key from registering.
If it is a USB try a different port or try a different keyboard.
Check the system configuration make sure it is correct.
When you press the & what comes up could be the Shift key may be faulty.

 

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Thanks for your interest Rusty, Yes when I press my ampersand key using the shift key,it always comes up as the lower mark on the key I have tried caps lock several times, and even tried a different keyboard Same resultit always comes up with lowerlower mark on that ampersand key. Both keyboards action the same way.I have to use a friends PC in order to use E mails. Thank You.

 

Thanks for your interest in computerhelpforums doulton. What would be the primary difference in your friends unit and yours that would allow his/her's to work correctly and yours not. What would be the operating system that your friend uses and what was the keyboard model that your friend has?

 

Sorry. Both keyboards do the same thing both show on sreenthe lower mark on the ampersand key. I use a HP elite Pc windows 10 IE and a
Usb keyboard
ref SN0632 The borrowed one was a NISIS keyboard model K1 As it is now it will not let me type E mail addresses.On a frieds Pc both keyboards behave perfeactly. Is there some other key on keyboard I should be pressing? Thank you.

 

have you tryied the alt key +7

 

Still say check the system to make sure that is has the proper keyboard lay out.

I have a uncle that has an Italian keyboard on his laptop and when it messes up I have to go in and reconfigure the keyboard back to Italian Layout for the keys to work properly.

 

Doulton do you have an update for us or any new information?

 

I have a couple of computers, also with some language differences due to my abode. I have always used right side CTRl amperesand for that function?

 

Have you gone back through the keyboard settings (layout) to make sure they are still correct? Is there an Alt Gr key? Have you tried that.

What else have you tried?